The Dancing on the Edge Festival Society strives to stimulate the development of high quality contemporary Canadian dance artists and choreography through the presentation of work from emerging and established local, regional, national and international dance artists and companies. Each year the Festival provides a catalyst for discussion about dance, either through forums, roundtable discussions, or talkbacks. The Festival also acts as a facilitator for new dance creations, through commissions, residencies, and co-productions.

The Festival defines Contemporary dance, not simply as defined within the canon of dance practice, but as performance dance that is happening in NOW. In any festival, one might experience contemporary/modern dance, contemporary/cultural fusion, hip-hop, physical theatre, performance art, butoh, contemporary ballet, tap/clog dancing, etc. and we encourage applicants from all contemporary genres to join us at the Festival.

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A message from Andrea, President of DOTE
I love Dancing on the Edge. Back in the day when I was a dance artist, living and working in Edmonton, DOTE presented my work thus offering me an opportunity to showcase in a different city and to mingle amongst artists that I’d never met. Fast forward a few years, and now as President… Read more »

So far at DOTE 2016
Here we are, day four of the festival and we have already been shown some amazing works. We’ve seen international, national, and local artists perform so hard they are leaving sweat marks on the stage in-between moments of comedic genius to make the audience laugh until they cry. We’ve seen incredible architectural costumes acting as… Read more »

2016 Festival applications are now available
Applications for the 2016 Dancing on the Edge Festival are now available. The 28th annual Festival will run July 7 – 16th, 2016 in venues around Vancouver in traditional and non-traditional venues. Check out http://www.dancingontheedge.org/get-involved/2015-submissions/ for more information!